The artist
By Paul McGowan from PS Audio Japanese audio manufacturer Yamaha announced the release of their new 5000 series of audiophile products including a $15K pair of speakers, a $10K preamp and $10K amp. Their stated goal is to deliver audio…
Observations and theories
By Paul McGovern From PS Audio It might sound like a bird’s chirp, but scientists listening to what might be misunderstood as the sound from a video game is actually the billion-year-old echo of the collision of two black holes….
The 2019 Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The 2019 Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & ½ Marathon returned for its 11th year on Sunday, November 17, 2019, with runners participating in the 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run on the famed Las Vegas Boulevard. The world’s largest…
Cayman: Ogier extends support of CAF Festival ahead of NY Cabaret concert
Ogier is supporting the Cayman Arts Festival (CAF) for the third year running, and is sponsoring the CAF’s upcoming concert where musicians will perform a New York Cabaret Night concert. The concert promises a great evening of music with performances…
Measure well, sound bad
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Folks are often stumped when a unit that sounds great doesn’t measure great. Perhaps the THD is high, or the noise levels higher than expected. We chalk the mismatch between measurements and sound quality…
Cayman: FRC celebrates International Men’s Day 2019 with slew of events
CAYMAN ISLANDS (GIS) – The Family Resource Centre (FRC) is looking forward to hosting a series of interactive activities to mark International Men’s Day (IMD) on Tuesday, 19 November 2019. The objective of IMD is to focus on men’s and boy’s…
Strangling meaning
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio One of my readers emailed me worried about Power Plant regenerators. I thought his concern, along with my answer, might be interesting. The concern is one we get a lot. “All power regenerators limit…
The death of CES
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio The Consumer Electronics Show has been on life support for years. With the recent announcement from USA Today that “CES has been named one of the 10 Best Auto Shows in the world,” I…
The myth of Golden Ears
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio We probably all know someone we consider to have golden ears. A person with hearing so acute they can pass judgment on recordings and stereo systems in microseconds. And they’re almost always correct. Yet,…